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Newsletter, Jan. 8 – Best of 2024

In this week’s newsletter we’re taking one more look back at 2024. The most popular stories on SPN last year covered corporate innovation, preparing Nebraska’s workforce to compete in the innovation economy and startup funding announcements.

Revisit highlights from the innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem in Nebraska in the top 10 list on SPN. 

Thank you all for reading, subscribing and donating in 2024! The SPN team is growing and adding new areas of coverage in 2025, and your support makes that possible. We appreciate you!

Upcoming Events

  • RSVP for a special edition of Founders and Friends Weekly Happy Hour at Sideshow Spirits in Lincoln, Friday, January 10, 4-6 p.m. 
  • Register for the Entrepreneur’s Education Collaborative Entrepreneurship Masterclass featuring Van Deeb on Tuesday, January 14, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., at the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce in Omaha.
  • 1 Million Cups is in full swing Wednesday, January 15 in Grand Island, Lincoln, Omaha and Norfolk. Click on the city for more information.
  • Attend the next Scale Omaha event: Revitalizing Omaha’s Urban Core with Jay Lund, Principal at GreenSlate, Thursday, January 16, 6-8 p.m., at Modus Coworking in Omaha. `
  • The upcoming free virtual cohort of University of Nebraska-Lincoln I-Corps – Introduction to Customer Discovery kicks off Thursday, February 13.

See more events on SPN »

ICYMI: Updates from around the ecosystem

  • The Nebraska Chamber of Commerce & Industry announced leadership changes for 2025, including a search for its next CEO. 
  • We asked AI to summarize the sentiment of all the Prairie Portraits from 2024 and this is what we got.  
  • Local leaders share their perspective on Nebraska’s placement on the Tecnically Map of Innovation Ecosystems. 
  • SPN was selected as a 2025-2026 Report for America host newsroom, allowing our newsroom to expand coverage of corporate innovation and tech workforce development in 2025.
  • In addition to the Report for America fellow, the SPN team is hiring for several roles, including a full time reporter to cover breaking news and a social media intern.

Have an announcement or event you’d like to share in an upcoming newsletter? Send it to tips@siliconprairienews.com.

Until next week!

Sincerely,

Stefanie Monge, SPN Editor

Stefanie Monge, Editor

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